Matheson in doha with the top stories on aljazeera counting is underway after a peaceful day of voting liberias president ial Runoff Election observers say the turnout is much lower than it was during the first round of toba voters have had to choose between former International Footballer george will and Vice President joseph book i hollered out of reports from the capital monrovia. Thousands lined up to vote in more than five thousand stations across liberia arriving long before the stations opened the tunnel to know when the foster home held in october that had been delayed twice of the being contested in court amid claims of medical oddities in the floss to round Officials Say the reduction of candidates from twenty two just to may have caused the among vault is. Placed. Well this morning the contests is between a former International Football star where im Vice President just what the we know would replace africas first female head of state Ellen Johnson sirleaf who came to power
That children in conflict zones all around the world are under attack on a shocking scale the report highlights the deaths of children over the past year and afghanistan child suicide bomber saying to boko haram in nigeria and at least five thousand killed or injured in the war in yemen. So hospitals and schools are being deliberately attacked children are being brutalized and it feels like all the rules in war as you say that used to at least protect civilians and children in particular in these terrible wars out of all disappeared and feels like there are no rules to protect the most Vulnerable Children in these conflicts and all repeal is unicef is doing all the warring parties whether their governments or rebel groups is it surely we can all agree that we need to protect the children. Aid workers have started evacuating critically ill patients from eastern guta a rebel held on klav of syrias capital damascus last month the un call for five hundred people in need of Urgent Medical c
Or federal income tax. We take your calls and you can join the conversation. Ost good morning it is monday, january 8, 2018. The house and senate are both in session with the house meeting for its first session at 2 00 p. M. Senate is scheduled to convene at 3 00 p. M. We begin at the intersection of hollywood and politics. The 2018 hollywood awards season kicked off last night with a focus on standing up to sexual. Arassment and inequality celebrities took the opportunity to express support to the news a few a few sweats swipes taken at president trump. We are asking for your thoughts on hollywoods influence on politics and the debate in this country. Give us a call. You can also catch up with us on social media. A very good monday morning to you. You can start calling in now. We are asking on your thoughts on hollywoods influence on politics, especially a year after the beginning of the Trump Administration in the year after hollywood was rocked by allegations and cases involving Sex
Its the washington journal for july 30th for our next hour we turn to president ial politics. Particularly interested in hearing from you in our top issues. Jeb bush has been talking about spending and Hillary Clinton has been suggesting changes to capital gain and donald trump talked about immigration. Maybe there are top issues for you and maybe there are others. Heres your chance to let you know. 2027488000 for republicans and 20274880002 and you can also post to any of our social Media Channels on twitter and facebook or an email. Jeb bush cast himself as an evangelist of the Republican Party and a Campaign Stop after Campaign Stop he spreads his arms wide and say, we have to campaign with this and not angry posture another democratic block is different story but bush will try anyway when he speaks friday to the annual conference. National urban league of civil rights group. Maybe they reflect issues important to you. Maybe there are others that the candidates should be talking abo
But really when the media and the country and the rest of washington takes their assessment of a president and they say its very hard to make a good second impression or you have to make that good First Impression. So the First Impression of how a president is going to govern is established in those 100 days. Host you come at it from a interesting perspective because youre a president ial historian but high level cabinet figure. Whats it like to get this whole thing started and the administration started and to keep going and adhere to the guidelines you made when you were running. Tevi its very difficult. I also ran the policy for transition in mitt romneys campaign and didnt obviously become a new administration. But theres so much to think about and so many roles you have to fill that you need to start way in advance and why Congress Passed a law in 2010, the pretransition act that establishes transitions for both parties leading into an election so that you dont just have from nove